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new to me | photography | thinking out loud

New Years Resolution, Sort of

Bymichelle January 21, 2010July 27, 2022

When I joined a 365 photo pool, I thought it would just be a fun little outlet. I had no idea how time consuming and frustrating taking a photo of…

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books | thinking out loud

My Faves

Bymichelle January 16, 2010July 27, 2022

All that’s missing is Starship Troopers (nothing like the movie) and The Hiding Place, my favorite book by Corrie Ten Boom. I can’t find it. Maybe its in a box…

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photography | thinking out loud | yoga

Practice

Bymichelle January 11, 2010July 27, 2022

I have always liked that word. Especially when applied to the fun stuff: the things I blog about. Getting back into my yoga practice today felt very good. I pretty…

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droids | homemaking | martial arts | photography | thinking out loud

I See the World Through the Lens of a Polaroid ca 1979

Bymichelle January 9, 2010July 27, 2022

(365 day 5 photo) Maybe I’m overusing this application- taking the easy way out of perfect composition, soft focus, and dreamy tint. Maybe I’m too cheap to waste my birthday…

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droids | family | parenting | thinking out loud

90 Years

Bymichelle January 7, 2010July 27, 2022

Yesterday Papaw turned 90. So today he’d say he’s practically 91. I’ve always loved visiting my grandparents home, I’d always come home smelling a little of his pipe smoke. He…

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animals | droids | photography | thinking out loud

Cabin Fever

Bymichelle January 5, 2010July 27, 2022

Oh yeah, we’ve got it.

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homemaking | thinking out loud

I Don’t Wanna

Bymichelle December 31, 2009July 27, 2022

I don’t want to take it down. I haven’t gotten to sit and read or knit by the lights at night enough. I want another week, especially after all the…

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my home | thinking out loud

Christmas Night

Bymichelle December 26, 2009July 27, 2022

Winter makes sense of our basic needs. There’s clarity sitting by a fire, huddling together, lit from the inside out. I could stay up all night.

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homemaking | photography | thinking out loud

Christmas Snapshots

Bymichelle December 21, 2009July 27, 2022

This is what our friends and relatives will see on our Christmas cards. They won’t see that my son is cranky, my daughter is just barely tolerating this portrait, and…

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food | thinking out loud

Man the Kitchen

Bymichelle December 17, 2009July 27, 2022

My husband did this. Lemon cream. Skillz.

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